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Pope Benedict receives photos of Turkish destroyed churches from the President of Cyprus
On the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s highly anticipated trip to Turkey, President Tassos Papadopoulos, head of the divided island... Read more
Generous 6-year-old proves to priest; he’s not alone in his ministry
Back in August Catholics and non-Catholics alike were dismayed to hear the story of a priest who was issued a... Read more
Vatican set to host premier of ‘Nativity’ film
Just in time for the Christmas season, the Italian film distributor has announced that the Vatican will host the world... Read more
Catholic leaders in Kenya announce plan to battle AIDS scourge
Faced with the growing threat that some 1.27 million Kenyans are living with HIV, the Catholic Church in that country... Read more
Benedict XVI has reinforced Church’s role as bulwark of reason, says Argentinean prelate
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata said this week that thanks to the “generous intelligence” of Pope Benedict XVI, expressed... Read more
Archbishop calls on Argentineans to deepen Marian devotion
Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata called on Catholics in Argentina this week to have greater devotion to the Virgin... Read more
Spanish cardinal says treatment of the unborn “cries out to heaven”
The Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, said this week during a Mass honoring the devotion to Our... Read more
Government officials offer to provide security at Mexico City Cathedral
Following an announcement that the Archdiocese of Mexico City might suspend liturgical celebrations due to the threat of some radical... Read more
Crisis of secularization is providential challenge of our day, Pope tells German bishops
Meeting with a group of German bishops for their “ad limina” visit today, Pope Benedict XVI said that the “crisis... Read more
International community should support suffering Church not corrupt Sudanese government, Cardinal says
Speaking recently to Aid to the Church in Need, Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum decried the continued suffering... Read more
Archbishop Burke: Catholics must create culture of life after election loss
The passage of a measure that allows embryonic stem-cell research and cloning in Missouri is a “clarion call” to all... Read more
Life issues determined mid-term elections, say pro-life leaders
Pro-life leaders attribute the results of Tuesday’s mid-term elections to Republican candidates’ wavering positions on pro-life issues. The election brought... Read more
Priest, injured in Iraq, utters first words in over 2 years
For the last two years, Father H. Timothy Vakoc has lay nearly comatose in a Minnesota hospital. Last week, however,... Read more
Humanity must rediscover source of hope in the Eucharist, return to Eucharistic adoration, Pope says
Meeting with members of the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses this morning, Pope Benedict XVI... Read more
Number of Catholics in Saudi Arabia have quadrupled since 1974
Jose Luis Orella, professor of history and thought at St. Paul’s University in Madrid, said this week the number of... Read more
Cardinal Bergoglio reminds bishops that Church unity is achieved through service
In his remarks at the opening Mass of the 92nd Plenary Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Cardinal Jorge... Read more
Controversial “politically correct” version of the Bible published in Germany
A group of 52 biblical “specialists” have released a new version of the Bible in which inclusive language and “political... Read more
Implementation of new education law in Spain will leave thousands of religion teachers out of work
According to the Spanish daily, “La Razon,” one-third of the four thousand teachers that teach religion in public schools could... Read more
Holy See disapproves of gay pride march in Jerusalem and pleads respect for believers
The Press Office of the Holy See expressed the Vaticans “intense disapproval” of a “demonstration of homosexual pride,” tomorrow in... Read more
Vatican releases text of Pope Benedict’s address to Swiss Bishops
After originally releasing and retracting an undelivered draft written by Pope John Paul II, the Vatican Information Service released today... Read more
